How to pick the right tone for your skin

Bronze Finish
Bronze Finish Apply a bronzer a few shades darker than your skin tone to the high planes of your face (across your cheeks, forehead, chin and down your nose). If you have fair skin, choose a honey-hued bronzer. Medium skin tones radiate in golden-beige shades, while dark skin looks best in tawny bronze.

Sunset Eyes
Sunset Eyes Try teal eyeliner (which looks gorgeous on all skin tones) instead of basic black for a burst of colour. For fair skin tones, play with shimmering shadows in pale yellow, pink and orange. Those shades laced with golden flecks suit medium skin. On darker tones, go for bold gold, copper and fuchsia.
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FAIR SKIN |
MEDIUM SKIN |
DARK SKIN |
Bronze |
Guerlain Terracotta Mineral Flawless Bronzing Powder in 01 Light, $69. |
Dior Dior Bronze Collagen-Activ SPF 15 Smooth Protection Bronzer in Spicy Tan, $52. |
Giorgio Armani Sienna Minerals Palette, $65. |
Sunset |
Annabelle Smudgeliner Eye Pencil in Wahine Blue, $8.50. |
Nars Duo Eyeshadow in Scorching Sun, $38. |
CK Calvin Klein Tempting Glimmer Sheer Crème Eyeshadow in Champagne Satin, $22. |
For where-to-buy, see Stylesource. Hair and makeup, Simone Otis, Joe Fresh Beauty, www.artistgrouplimited.com; assistant fashion editor, Fiona Green. Model photography, Norman Wong; Product photography, Ivan Engler.
“Summer Lovin’ has been edited for FLARE.com; the complete story and where-to-buy appears in the June 2009 issue of FLARE.
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